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City Slicker
Pop · 2021 · 6 tracks · 18m

City Slicker

Ginger Root

A six-track love letter to 1980s Japanese city pop. Saturated with tape hiss, elastic basslines, and neon-lit synths that feel like a lost FM broadcast.

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It's like a funky 80s Japanese TV show theme song that you can actually dance to.

A playful and meticulously nostalgic trip through a neon-lit urban dreamscape.

City Slicker · vs · Ginger Root
Falsetto+0.9σ

The vocals lean a touch further into falsetto than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 6 Tracks · 18m
01
Fly Too
3:35
02
Loretta
3:10
03
Neighbor
2:58
04
Juban District
3:21
05
City Slicker
2:07
06
Entertainment
3:40
Moments Worth Waiting For
The infectious, rubbery bassline that anchors the chorus of Loretta
The transition into the breezy, flute-like synth lead on Juban District
The way the production on Entertainment mimics the compressed, slightly wobbly audio of a worn-out video tape
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